- Date
- 1955-11-09
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Saint James Harbor
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancemaritimecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On November 9, 1955, St. James held a public meeting about features and a site for a proposed village dock. The December Beaver Beacon reports that 15 people attended and that the recommendation was a location east of the harbor bar, between Gallagher’s dock and the Point.
Evidence and limits
The article documents a public meeting and recommendation, not an adopted plan or completed dock. Minutes, engineering files, Waterways Commission action, funding, and construction records remain open.
Sources
- Reports a November 9 public meeting attended by 15 people to discuss a construction request for a village dock, recommends a location east of the bar between Gallagher’s dock and the Point, and says the St. James board intended to seek Michigan Waterways Commission action. It does not provide minutes, a final site plan, a grant, construction records, or proof of completion. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1955-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held two-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published public-meeting report; it does not expand the legal, engineering, or construction record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1955-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James holds a public meeting on a proposed village dock, 1955”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-public-dock-meeting-1955/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1955, “Harbor Improvement.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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